The Physicians Foundation
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S.
GeriPal
JUNE 19, 2025
Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding. Johnson, actually.
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GeriPal
OCTOBER 20, 2022
For the policy buffs and policy newbies out there, we hope this podcast is an essential primer to government in action. How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). We talk about: . Lona: Absolutely.
Maine Academy of Family Physicians
JUNE 21, 2024
Despite broad support from all aspects of health care, the flavored tobacco bill, LD 2416, was passed by the senate but never came up for a vote in the House. Opposition from a coalition of the tobacco lobby and the recovery community prevailed to kill the bill. Work continues preventing more children from becoming addicted to tobacco.
Common Sense Family Doctor
APRIL 25, 2025
The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% And yet, there is neither a funding stream nor a cohesive research community to do so. This is where the federal government must step up. growth in the U.S.
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